# Accident 19960407006069A: Scwzer SGS134, Inyokern, CA, April 7, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5492° N, 117.6690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5492&lon=-117.6690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7623-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960407006069A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENCOUNTERED HIGH SINK RATE BELOW A RIDGE. IMPACTED GROUND. HAD FAILED TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR TERRAIN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX96LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA160), Apr 7, 1996: Schweizer SGS1-34 (N7623), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged altitude while maneuvering in mountainous terrain. Contributing factors were: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and the lack of available thermal lift over the rapidly…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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